sesquiterpene

See also: sesquiterpène

English

Etymology

From sesqui- (“one and a half”) +‎ terpene; by comparison with a monoterpene, which has two isoprene units.

Noun

δ-Cadinene, a sesquiterpene

sesquiterpene (plural sesquiterpenes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several plant pigments such as the flavones.

Hypernyms

• terpene
• hydrocarbon

Hyponyms

• aristolochene
• artemisinin
• cadalene
• cadinene
• caryophyllene
• cubebol
• diversolide
• farnesol
• germacrene
• illudin
• nootkatone
• parthenolide
• trichothecene
• valencene
• vomitoxin
• zingiberene

Coordinate terms

• diterpene
• hemiterpene
• monoterpene
• sesterterpene
• triterpene
• tetraterpene
• polyterpene

Related terms

• homosesquiterpene
• sesquiterpenoid
• terpene

Translations

terpene formed from three isoprene units

• Catalan: sesquiterpè m
• French: sesquiterpène (fr) m
• German: Sesquiterpen n
• Italian: sesquiterpene m
• Polish: seskwiterpeny m pl